LEADER 04121nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910969729803321 005 20251117092420.0 010 $a1-351-84160-2 010 $a1-351-84159-9 010 $a1-315-22367-8 010 $a0-89503-745-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315223674 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275989 035 $a(EBL)3117885 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000780374 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12336578 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780374 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10803255 035 $a(PQKB)11192316 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3117885 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10614993 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1019504 035 $a(OCoLC)820850038 035 $a(OCoLC)993645976 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3117885 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275989 100 $a20090917d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStep into our lives at the funeral home /$fJo Michaelson 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $aAmityville, N.Y. $cBaywood Pub.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (172 p.) 225 0$aDeath, value, and meaning series 300 $aFirst published 2010 by Baywood Publishing Company, Incorporated. 311 08$a0-415-78528-6 311 08$a0-89503-393-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIn the beginning -- What happens when someone dies -- Visitations and services -- The day of the funeral -- Grieving the loss -- The pain of suicide -- Family lifestyle -- The funeral director's role and traits/characteristics -- A spouse remembers -- How our children thrived -- Stress takes its toll -- Grown children recall the past -- Looking back. 330 $a"Many people are curious about what goes on behind the scenes at a funeral home. Add a live-in family to this scenario, and you'll Step Into Our Lives at the Funeral Home. Shh! Be quiet! There's someone at the door! Don't ever talk about anything you have seen or heard concerning someone's death outside the walls of our home. Mourning families need to know they can trust our integrity and our ability to keep confidentiality. For the author's family, these admonitions were ingrained in the children's minds at an early age. This book gives an insightful view of every facet of the funeral, from the time a death call is received until the funeral is completed. Stories of days in the ambulance business in conjunction with the funeral home are also related. The funeral director's role, the spouse's role, the children's role, and how the children thrived in an atmosphere of death are shared with the reader. How funeral directors cope with stress and how wives cope with their husbands during these times are revealed. Years later, following a tragic death, three people look back and share their stories of moving from despair to recovery. Interspersed through every chapter are stories and vignettes shared by many funeral directors throughout the Midwest, concerning the lifestyle for the family living in the funeral home and true incidents of specific funerals. Some stories are sad. Others are tragic. A few are humorous. Embracing faith, hope, and love is a primary requisite for healing. Intended audience: General readers of all ages, funeral home directors, hospice patients, mortuary students, and people who have had a loved one die by natural means or tragedy."--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aDeath, Value and Meaning Series 606 $aBurial$zUnited States 606 $aDeath$zUnited States 606 $aFuneral rites and ceremonies$zUnited States 606 $aUndertakers and undertaking$zUnited States 615 0$aBurial 615 0$aDeath 615 0$aFuneral rites and ceremonies 615 0$aUndertakers and undertaking 676 $a363.7/50973 700 $aMichaelson$b Jo$f1926-$01875123 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969729803321 996 $aStep into our lives at the funeral home$94486051 997 $aUNINA